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LEAD: AS tribal leaders press museums and universities to surrender collections of American Indian skeletons, scientists are rushing to extract as much information as possible from the bones before they are cremated or buried.
LEAD: The Soviet Parliament granted President Mikhail S. Gorbachev emergency economic powers today, but put off, at his request, answering the critical question of how to move to a free market.
LEAD: Pierre A. Rinfret proposed yesterday that the police department arm and train 100,000 volunteer ''vigilantes'' to combat crime in the city.
LEAD: President Francois Mitterrand of France said today that an Iraqi pullout from Kuwait could help settle other Middle East disputes, like the Arab-Israeli conflict, and bring about a regional disarmament accord for which diplomats said Iraq might then take credit.
LEAD: The Pentagon has determined that a critical component made by the Northrop Corporation for the AV-8B Harrier fighter-bomber is wearing out faster than it should, forcing the Marine Corps to ground some of the jets, Government officials said today.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 19, 1990, covering September 25, 1990.
M.C. Hammer
Wilson Phillips
Jon Bon Jovi
Mariah Carey
Bell Biv DeVoe
1990Mao Asada, Japanese figure skater[†]
Mao Asada is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is the 2010 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World champion, a three-time Four Continents champion, and a four-time Grand Prix Final champion. She is the first female figure skater who has landed three triple Axel jumps in one competition, which she achieved at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
1990Daria Strokous, Russian model, actress, and photographer[†]
Daria Vladimirovna Strokous is a Russian fashion model, film actress, and photographer.
1990Prafulla Chandra Sen, Indian accountant and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of West Bengal (born 1897)[†]
Prafulla Chandra Sen was an Indian politician and freedom fighter. He was the Chief Minister of West Bengal from 1962 to 1967.
In 1990, the world population was approximately 5,327,803,110 people[†]